Marzano's New Taxonomy The article explains The New Taxonomy and how it differs from Bloom's Taxonomy. The Common Core Curriculum and NC Standard Course of Study is based on Marzano's New Taxonomy and Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. PDF format. The New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives by Robert Marzano. Click "To Look Inside" when you get to the Amazon site. Click on "first pages" and you can read chapter one online, free! 3D Bloom's Taxonomy model Seinfeld episodes used to dramatize the levels of Blooms. Entertaining!
NATIONAL RESOURCES
FREE INFORMATIONAL TEXT LESSON PLANS: Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies: Informational Standards K-5, draft from Illinois. Just the graphic organizers in the back are worth the peek. FREE READING LITERATURE LESSON PLANS Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies: Literature Standards K-5, draft from Illinois. Common Core Everything you want to know about Common Core that is known. Glossary of Terms APPENDIX A ELA & Literacy in History and Social Studies - Text Complexity SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR APPENDIX A: New Research on Text Complexity APPENDIX B Text exemplars and performance tasks. APPENDIX C Samples of student writing mCLASS/Amplify - a ton of resources all in one place!
WEBSITES
MY PINTEREST COMMON CORE BOARD Kentucky ELA UNITS - look good - posted 11.22.13 ASCD Educore FREE presentations and handouts to address Common Core issues (added 1/26/13) Plan the Year with ASCD Resources. Added 6/17/13. Learn NC is realigning 1600 lessons to address Common Core standards. Check here for Common Core/Essential Standards. Scoop It! Common Core Practitioner, dedicated to learning CCSS. Shanahan on Literacy Newly discovered blog by Timothy Shanahan with MANY Common Core Resources (added 1/26/13) ThinkInfinity Common Core Modules
Guide to Creating Text Dependent Questions for Close Reading (Added 1/26/13) Understanding the Core: Text Complexity by Christina Hank, cited on NC LiveBinder Text Complexity Resources Kansas - many, many helpful PPTs and Videos Timothy Shanahan's PPT presentation on Text Complexity and Common Core Testing (added 3/3/13)
Timothy Shanahan's blog on Close Reading Added 5/20/14. David Coleman's take on complex texts - Videotaped. Added 4/16/13. Measure of Text Difficulty PDF. Testing their predictive value for grade levels. Jessica Nelson, Charles Perfetti, David Liben, and Meredith Liben Achieve the Core - Passages for practicing close reading. Lesson plans provided. Create a FREE membership. Added 12/2/13. Newsela - website with FREE reading passages on the same topic with different lexiles. Added 12/2/13. ELEMENTARY MATTERS Amazon links to 11/12 informational texts recommended for grades 2-3. Exemplar texts. CLOSE READING Teachers ask questions they deem necessary, even right-there questions. Read FABULOUS explanation: Shanahan on Literacy. Close Reading VIDEO. My favorite is the second lesson. Could definitely be used in PD with teachers so they can analyze the components of close reading. Added 1/2/14. 6th grade video at 27:45 (Inferences). 7th grade ELA video at 33:40 (sensory imaging from Beowolf and how she uses kids' knowledge to pave the way into the reading*). HS ELA video at 39:36 (determining 2 sides of a debate and evidence each author uses to support her side). Added 1/2/14. 5th Grade Close Reading Lesson - awesome, energetic teacher uses learning targets and formative assessment while she uses the close reading strategy. Added 1/2/14.
Assessment -See Assessment & Grading page on this site. Links on the Common Core page were working as of 4/2/13
READING Literature Standards and Informational Standards for each grade level.
K Common Core Standards1st grade Common Core Standards Unpacking documents for NC. You do not need a password to use these documents.
2nd grade Common Core standards
3rd grade Common Core Standards
4th grade Common Core Standards
5th grade Common Core Standards
6th-12th Unpacking Documents Click on "Standards Progression" tab.
9th-10th Grades Literature
11th-12th Grades Literature
Quick Reference for grades K-8 in every subject
**IRA Guidelines** Their interpretation of Common Core
NORTH CAROLINA RESOURCES
LIVEBINDERS Self study for ELA Common CoreLIVEBINDERS RESOURCES Common Core ELA
NC Common Core ISS Videos, crosswalks, documents, assessments, resources.
New Tools and Resources from CCSSO added 2/14/13
New HOME BASE Website and Email Address: Home_Base_Ready@dpi.nc.gov
Vision of NC Schools NC State Board of Education outlines new goals.
**K-12 NC SCOS** - Most updated curriculum based on Common Core
Archived RttT Weekly DPI Updates
NC ELA Scoop The Informational Text Edition NCDPI
Taxonomies
Marzano's New Taxonomy The article explains The New Taxonomy and how it differs from Bloom's Taxonomy. The Common Core Curriculum and NC Standard Course of Study is based on Marzano's New Taxonomy and Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. PDF format.The New Taxonomy of Educational Objectives by Robert Marzano. Click "To Look Inside" when you get to the Amazon site. Click on "first pages" and you can read chapter one online, free!
3D Bloom's Taxonomy model
Seinfeld episodes used to dramatize the levels of Blooms. Entertaining!
NATIONAL RESOURCES
FREE INFORMATIONAL TEXT LESSON PLANS: Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies: Informational Standards K-5, draft from Illinois. Just the graphic organizers in the back are worth the peek.FREE READING LITERATURE LESSON PLANS Common Core Teaching and Learning Strategies: Literature Standards K-5, draft from Illinois.
Common Core Everything you want to know about Common Core that is known.
Glossary of Terms
APPENDIX A ELA & Literacy in History and Social Studies - Text Complexity
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR APPENDIX A: New Research on Text Complexity
APPENDIX B Text exemplars and performance tasks.
APPENDIX C Samples of student writing
mCLASS/Amplify - a ton of resources all in one place!
WEBSITES
MY PINTEREST COMMON CORE BOARDKentucky ELA UNITS - look good - posted 11.22.13
ASCD Educore FREE presentations and handouts to address Common Core issues (added 1/26/13)
Plan the Year with ASCD Resources. Added 6/17/13.
Learn NC is realigning 1600 lessons to address Common Core standards. Check here for Common Core/Essential Standards.
Scoop It! Common Core Practitioner, dedicated to learning CCSS.
Shanahan on Literacy Newly discovered blog by Timothy Shanahan with MANY Common Core Resources (added 1/26/13)
ThinkInfinity Common Core Modules
ARTICLES, VIDEOS, PODCASTS
Common Core Myths - Chris Lehman. Important reading.Common Core Confusion by David Coleman (1/24/12)
I Choose C Interview: Why we need Common Core (on You Tube)
Vocabulary, Comprehension, and the Common Core: A Conversation with Doug Fisher Podcast Added 2/24/13
Close Reading in First Grade? Probably Not Caution to be exercised, says Timothy Shanahan Added 7/25/13
Common Core: 10 Colossal Errors Added 1/7/14.
TEXT COMPLEXITY/CLOSE READING
Guide to Creating Text Dependent Questions for Close Reading (Added 1/26/13)Understanding the Core: Text Complexity by Christina Hank, cited on NC LiveBinder
Text Complexity Resources Kansas - many, many helpful PPTs and Videos
Timothy Shanahan's PPT presentation on Text Complexity and Common Core Testing (added 3/3/13)
Timothy Shanahan's blog on Close Reading Added 5/20/14.
David Coleman's take on complex texts - Videotaped. Added 4/16/13.
Measure of Text Difficulty PDF. Testing their predictive value for grade levels. Jessica Nelson, Charles Perfetti, David Liben, and Meredith Liben
Achieve the Core - Passages for practicing close reading. Lesson plans provided. Create a FREE membership. Added 12/2/13.
Newsela - website with FREE reading passages on the same topic with different lexiles. Added 12/2/13.
ELEMENTARY MATTERS Amazon links to 11/12 informational texts recommended for grades 2-3. Exemplar texts.
CLOSE READING Teachers ask questions they deem necessary, even right-there questions. Read FABULOUS explanation: Shanahan on Literacy.
Close Reading VIDEO. My favorite is the second lesson. Could definitely be used in PD with teachers so they can analyze the components of close reading. Added 1/2/14. 6th grade video at 27:45 (Inferences). 7th grade ELA video at 33:40 (sensory imaging from Beowolf and how she uses kids' knowledge to pave the way into the reading*). HS ELA video at 39:36 (determining 2 sides of a debate and evidence each author uses to support her side). Added 1/2/14.
5th Grade Close Reading Lesson - awesome, energetic teacher uses learning targets and formative assessment while she uses the close reading strategy. Added 1/2/14.
Assessment -See Assessment & Grading page on this site.
Links on the Common Core page were working as of 4/2/13